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A. FELLHEIMER.

TICKET SELLERS BOOTH. APPLICATION FILED 0m. 12. I9.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

ALFRED FELLH'EIMER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

TICKET-SELLERS BOOTH.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application filed October 12, 1917. Serial No. 196,176.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED FELLHEIMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ticket-Sellers Booth, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a booth or ticket cabinet and has for an object the provision of an improved construction for use especially in railway stations whereby each ticket seller may keep his stock of tickets independent of other ticket sellers.

Another object in view is to provide a ticket sellers booth arranged so as to face a window when in use, but to be capable of removal from the window when not in use, whereby a number of sellers at different times may use the same window and difierent booths.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ticket booth with the parts arranged so that a large variety of tickets will be within reach of the ticket sellers hands without moving from his position in front of the window.

A further object of the invention, more specifically, is the arrangement of a booth provided with ticket holding devices having label receiving projections for indicating the particular ticket in any rack and the price thereof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a booth disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown in an open position.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1 on line 22, same being on a somewhat enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal horizontal section through a cabinet similar to that shown in Fig. 1 with the parts in a partly opened position.

'Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary sectional View showing a catch for holding the parts of the booth in the position shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view through Fig. 3011 line 5-5.

I Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a casing which may be made of any material, as for instance a good quality of wood, said casing having a bottom member 2, which preferably has casters 3 connected therewith whereby the casing and all of the parts supported thereby may be moved from place to place with ease, and at any time. This booth, of which casing 1 is a part, is intended primarily for usetickets are dispensed from time to time.

The usual arrangement in railroad stations at present, as well as other places, is to provide an inclosure opposite each ticket window, and in this inclosure build or place shelves for the different tickets to be used. Some of the tickets which are not being constantly sold are kept in drawers in the lower part of the inclosure, while still other tickets are kept in cabinets or holders at some distance in the rear of the inclosure, either in an open room or a storage inclosure. These last mentioned tickets are usually comparatively lon ranging from one foot to seven or eight eet in length and require comparatively large racks for supporting them full length. These arrangements are in common use and necessitate an independent window for each ticket seller, as otherwise no one person could be made responsible for the tickets in a given booth. Also by providing different places for the slow selling tickets it has been customary in large railroad stations to have windows provided where local tickets are sold and other windows provided where long distance tickets are sold. This arrangement sometimes works a hardship where a person has but a short time in which to catch a train. The booth shown in the accompanying drawings, and forming the subject matter of this invention is arranged as hereinafter fully described with parts whereby local and long distance tickets may be easily dispensed from any window and may be easily reached by the ticket seller without moving from his position in front of the window. This will allow the railroad to reduce the number of windows necessary to supply tickets to the public as any ticket may be secured from any window. In addition it is aimed to provide cabinets which may be moved to a position in back of any window when in use,

and moved away from the window when not in use, so that the same window may be used continually, though by different ticket sellers, while maintaining each ticket sellers batch of tickets independent and separate from any other batch, so that each ticket seller may be held responsible for the tickets assigned to hizm In order to carry out the advantages pointed out the casing 1 may be provided with closets 4; and 5 atv the rear for a surplus supply of tickets, said closets having adjustable shelves 7 and 8 and doors 9 and 10. Between the front and rear of the easing 1 is a partition member 11 which forms one wall of the closet and against which rests the ticket rack 12 which is held stationary by any suitable means, while in front of the same movable racks 13 and 14L are provided. These racks may be held in -position in any suitable manner so as to slide back and forth in order to uncover any part of the stationary rack 12. A desirable support has been found in the use of tracks 15 and 16', for instance Fig. 2, engaging the anti-friction rollers 17 and 18 held in place by brackets 19 and 20, which brackets are rigidly secured to the upper part of the racks 13 and lt. These racks may swing either at the bottom as shown in Fig. 2 or may have guide members therefor as preferred. The racks 12, 13 and 14 are formed with identically arranged partitions 21, on each side of which there is provided guides 22 which hold the various ticket cases 25 properly in position. As disclosed in Fig. 1 guides 22 fall short of the top whereby the case 25 may be placed between the respective partitions 21 with the back of the casing fitting fiatwise against the back of the partition, and then moved down wardly so as to be held in position by the guides 22'. Any desired number of cases 25 may be provided in each space formed by the walls 21. When dispensing tickets from the cases 25 the finger of the seller is in- 1 serted in the case above the tickets and on each side of the spring 33; A downward pressure and a forward movement of the fingers will cause the top ticket to be withdrawn. A new supply of tickets may be provided for in any of the cases 25 without removing the same from the racks, said re newal being made: at any convenient time.

As clearly seen from Figs. 1, 2 and 3' the spaces for accommodating the cases 25 are vertical whereby the case 25 must neces sarily be arranged in the racks 12', 13 and 14:. Side racks 3'5 and 36 are provided which are hinged to the casing 1 and act as doors therefor, said side racks having inclined shelves 3'? for receiving the ticket holders 38. It is, of course, evident that vertical compartments could be provided in the racks 35 and 36 without departing from the spirit of the invention, but these inclined racks are preferably used at this point so as to accommodate the holders 38, which holders are especially adapted for holding stiff or cardboard tickets. By proyid'ing' the card holders at an angle as shown in: Fig. 2 the shelves 37 may be made close together. In fact this arrangement permits substantially twice the number of ticket holders 38 to be used in a given space, as the shelves 37 need be only a suflicient distance apart to accommodate the holders and allow a slight space for easy movement of the'holder into position and out of position. In use the ticket seller places his hand upon the first ticket and presses down slightly upon the ticket and at the same time pulls downwardly so that the ticket will be moved out. As above set forth the ticket holders 38 are arranged in racks 35 and 36 and are preferably provided for holding stiff or cardboard tickets, but it will be evident that comparatively long tickets may be arranged in these holders provided they are folded or placed in envelops and arranged substantially as the cardboard tickets. 7

As shown in Fig. 2 the racks 35 and 36 extend from near the top to a division board or partition member 49, part of which acts as a shelf or counter when the racks 35 and 36are open as shown in Fig. 3. Below the division member or plate 49 is a lower section 50 having a number of specially made drawers 51 and some extra drawers 52 provided with certain partitions for producing separate compartments. The bottom section 50 is provided with two doors 53 and 54, shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 3, said doors normally covering the front of the drawers 51 and 52. When thedevice is open 7 completely as shown in Fig. 1 the doors close the space beneath the racks 35 and 36, and when partly open as shown in Fig. 3, the doors act as partition Walls in connection with the racks 35 and 36 so as to in' close the ticket seller, within his own cabinet or booth, and back of the counter 55 which counteris preferably stationary and adjacent the window. If desired hooks or other connecting means 56 could be provided for connecting the doors 53 and 5% to the counter 55, thus effectually locking in the ticket seller and preventing any person from outside entering. The doors 53 and 54 have provided therein pins 57 and 58- extending .into slots 59 and '60 as shown in detail in Fig. 5, said slots being arc-shaped as shown in dotted lines in Fig, 3, so that when the racks 35 and 36' are opened the doors 53 and 54: will also be opened. During the opening movement the pins will move from one end of the slot to the other until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 3. This is caused by the fact that racks 35 and 36 are hinged to the casing 1 while the doors 53 and 5 L are hinged to the lower casing 50 at the upper edge. In order to lock theracks and 36 in the position shown in Fig. 3 a locking mechanism is provided as shown in Fig. 4, which consists of a spring 59 carrying a locking pin 60 and thumb member 61, said thumb member fitting into-an aperture 62 while the locking pin 60 extends through aperture 63 and into the aperture 64 of plate 65, plate 65 being carried by rack 35. WVhen it is desired to open the rack from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 1 the pin 61 is depressed for releasing the locking pin 60 and then the rack is moved to the desired position. Door 53 may then be moved to a position parallel thereto as shown in Fig. 1 if desired, which is the case when the device is used in a ticket selling agency where only one booth is provided for a large number of salesmen. Below the table or counter 49 are arranged the various drawers 51 and 52, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the drawers 51 are provided with compartments or sockets 67 for receiving special tickets, or any special sheets.

In operation, after the booth has been delivered to the station and turned over to a particular ticket seller the parts are arranged substantially as shown in Fig. 2. The ticket seller opens the racks 35 and 36 to the position shown in Fig. 3, or to that shown in Fig. 1, and then arranges his tickets as he may desire, so that the quick selling tickets will be placed in racks 35 and 36 nearest to his hands and the slower selling tickets in the racks 11, 12 and 13, while the extreme slow tickets are arranged in the drawers 51. Any extra supply of tickets may be placed in the closet at the rear of the casing 1. After the tickets have been properly arranged the cabinet is ready for use and it may be moved over to the window. Where the device is being used in connection with a window the parts are arranged preferably as shown in Fig. 3, and doors 53 and 54 connected to the counter 55. This will completely inclose the ticket seller so that he cannot get out and no one can get in to the booth unless certain parts are shifted. By providing the parts as heretofore described a predetermined quantity of every ticket used can be arranged in the cabinet so that the public may purchase any desired ticket from any window using the booth. When the days work is over the ticket seller may close the doors 53 and 54 and racks 35 and 36 and lock the same after which the booth may be moved to a position away from the window and another booth substituted, with a new ticket seller so that the same window could be used the entire twenty foui' hours if desired and each ticket seller held responsible for the particular tickets in his booth as no one else is permitted to interfere with his booth.

What I claim is:

1. In a booth of the character described, a counter, a casing, means for holding tickets in said casing, a pair of door members for said casing, said door members acting as ticket holding racks, and means for connectin said doors to said counter whereby the tic et seller using the booth will be surrounded on three sides by the booth and one side by the counter.

2. A ticket booth comprising an upper casing, a lower casing, a plurality of drawers in the lower casing, a pair of doors for said lower casing normally covering said drawers, a plurality of racks arranged in the upper casing, a pair of rack members hinged to the upper casing and acting as doors therefor, means for connecting the hinged rack members with said first mentioned doors so that they will open and close together, and means for locking said doors and rack members connected therewith in a position substantially at right angles to their closed position.

3. In a booth of the character described, a counter, a casing divided into an upper section and a lower section, means in said upper and lower sections for receiving tickets, a pair of doors hinged to said lower section, a pair of rack members acting as doors hinged to the upper section, a pin and slotted plate connection for connecting the rack members with said doors, whereby the doors and racks will open and close together, and a locking means for connecting said doors with said counter when the doors are in an open position.

4. A ticket sellers booth comprising a casing, ticket holding members arranged in said casin a pair of racks hinged to said casing anc actmg as doors therefor, each of said racks being provided with ticket holdin members, and means for locking one edge 0 each of said racks to a counter when the racks are substantially at right angles to the casing whereby an inclosure or room will be produced.

5. A ticket booth comprisin an upper casing, a lower casing, a p urality of drawers in the lower casing, a pair of doors for said lower casing normally covering said drawers, a plurality of racks arranged in the upper casing, a pair of rack members for the upper casing actin as doors therefor, means for connecting the rack members to the first mentioned doors so that they will open and close together, and hinge means for connecting the rack members with the casing so that therack members may be positioned at right angles to their closed position and in a plane parallel to their closed position at will.

ALFRED FELLI-IEIMER.

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